Emergency Preparedness and Response

The MMS and its Committee on Preparedness work to enhance the health care system’s capacity to prepare for, detect, and respond to the consequences of natural disasters, terrorism and other health emergencies.

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This online catalog allows learners to search through hundreds of tested and validated resources in one convenient location. Users can find trainings by keyword searches or filtering. Materials include online courses, exercises and drills, and toolkits. All are available at no cost.

The MMS Committee on Preparedness has created a directory of Pediatric Disaster Life Support resources that physicians, nurses and other health care professionals can readily access in preparation for, or during, an emergency.

This 19-page document examines some of the issues and potential best practices during responses to terrorist incidents, including mass shootings and bombings, and serves as a prompt for responders and planners to consider areas where their community could address potential gaps. Preventing these...

If You See Something, Say Something™ is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, as well as the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement.

Upcoming Events

Offered by Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This course will look at the impacts of emergencies and disasters with a focus on terrorist based events on pre-­‐hospital functioning as well as emergency department operations
and care, with special attention on all components of the disaster cycle: mitigate, preparedness, response, and recovery. For more details, please visit the event information and registration page.